Morning journal and courier., 1887-09-29
THE BAx STATE REPuRL1cANs
Hold a Quiet Convention and Nom1-
 nate All bus One Candidate by Aecla-


 nate All bus One Candidate by ACcla-
 nation.
 BOSTON, Sept. 28.-The Republican State convention was called to order in Fremont Temple at Ii o'clock, and 8 temporary or- ganization effected as follows: Temporary chairman, F. L. Burden, chairman of the State committee; secretaries, Robert South worth of Boston, J. Otis Wardwell of Haver- hill. Prayer was offered by the Rev. Dr. Olcott Hawkins of Newtown, after which Chairman Burden formally opened the con- vention. The usual committees were then appointed. The credentials committee re- ported that 23 cities and 326 towns were represented by 1,O27 delegates. The chair man stated that there were no contests from any delegation for seats in the con- vention. The committee on permanent or ganization reported as follows: President, Francis w. Rockwell, of Pittsfeld; first vice president, Charles H. Allen of Lowell, with fifty others at large and two from each sen atorial district; secretaries, Robert A. South worth of Boston, and eleven others. MT. Rockwell was escorted to the platform and addressed the conv ention. At the con clusion of MT. Rockwell's speech, the chairman of the committee on resolutions reported the platform, which was unsni- mously adopted. It favors liberal appropria- tions for the navy, coast defense, internal improvements, national education and pen sions, of course indorsing protection. ssTo meet further the questions Of treasury sur- plus, we recommend such reduction of in ternal revenue taxation as the exigencies of tho case may require. The time has come for Congress to carefully consider the ques- tion of the internal revenue system and of the tariff on sugar and the improvement of the administration of our custom laws, es- pecially in regard to fraudulent un dervaluations.' The alleged suppression of negro votes in the South is denounced. The State and national form adding: "We call attention to the fact that the Democratic party has during the present national administration demonstrated that the efficacy of the law can be utterly de- stroyed when it is administered in hostile spirit. In proof of this we point to the array of shameful dismissals and disgraceful ap- pointments by the present administration and also to the Presidents indorsement of the spells machine in Maryland and other States" I've demand the cessation of the compulsory coinage of silver, the passage of national bankrupt law and the protection of our fishery interests without yielding any of our international rights" The tenn perance plank demands s'the contin- ued enactment of progressive temperance measures as the policy of our party" It calls upon the people to elect to the legisla- ture members who will vote to submit to the people prohibition constitutional amend ment. Any attempt to array labor against capital is deprecated, as well as any attempt to control the public schools for partisan or sectarian purposes. Governor Ames and the Republican State officers of Massachusetts are eulogized. The whole ticket, with the exception of attorney general, was nominated by exclamation. For attorney general one ballot was taken, A. J. Waterman getting 330 votes, A. E. Pillsbury 251 and F. J. Greenholze 56, whereupon Wsterman's nom ination was made unanimous. The ticket nominated is as follows:
 Governor-Oliver Ames, of Easton.
 Lieutenant governor-J. 9. A. Brackett, of Arlington.
 Secretary of state-Henry B. Pierce, of Abingdon.
 State treasurer-Alanson W. Beard, of Boston.
 Auditor-Charles R. Ladd, of Springfield.
 Attorney-gen J. Waterman of Pittsfeld.
 At 2:20 the convention adjourned.